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30 J.L. Pol'y & Globalization 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/jawpglob30 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization wwwiisteorg ISSN 2224-3240 (Paper) ISSN 2224-3259 (Online) Vol.30, 2014 IISTE An Analysis of Human Rights Violation by the Nigerian Security Services FELIX DANIEL NZARGA School of Law, Nigerian Law School, Yola Campus Nigeria P.M.B 217 1,Yola Town Postal Code 640101 *Email felixnzarga@gmail.com Abstract This paper is aimed at examining what is human rights and what constitutes human rights violation, the analysis of various violations of human rights by the men of Nigeria security services. The paper shall look at circumstances leading to such violations, as reported by the media and the impediments to the realization of human rights, the possible prospects for its amelioration in form of recommendation. 1.0 INTRODUCTION The security services of any nation are an integral part of the society that cannot be dispensed with and their responsibilities with regard to securing lives and properties cannot be overemphasized. -This is why it is, ironical that the ones who are supposed to safe-guard and protect turn around to -trample upon and violate the rights of the citizenry. The security services in Nigeria include: The Nigerian Armed Forces i.e. Army, Air Force and Navy. The Nigeria Police Force The State Security Services (SSS) Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. The Nigerian Prisons Service The Nigerian Customs. Service The Nigerian Immigration Service Some of the functions of these security agencies as provided by law include amongst others the preservation of law and order, detection of any crime within Nigeria, maintenance of internal security, the protection and preservation of all non military classified matters concerned with the internal security of Nigeria. 1 Other functions of these security agencies are defending the nation from external aggression, maintaining its territorial integrity and securing violations on land, sea or air suppressing insurgency and acting in aid of civil authorities to restore order when they are called upon to do so by the President.2 Human Rights have been variously defined. For instance Nnamdi J. Aduba in his book defined Human Rights as those rights that are in the very nature of human persons. They define and affirm humanity, they exist to ensure that Human -Rights remain sacred and guarantee that inhumanity and injustice are prevented or redressed3 Human Rights are rights possessed by all persons by virtue of their common humanity to live a life of freedom and dignity. 4Human Rights are universal they Are the same for everyone' everywhere. They are inalienable; they are neither be taken away nor given up and they are indivisible, there is no hierarchy among rights and no right can be suppressed in order to promote another right.5 The United -Nations in 1987 described Human .Rights in the following manner: Human Rights could be generally defined as those 'rights without which we cannot I National Security. Agency Act 2004 51 Cap N74 LFN 2 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 19995217 (as amended) 3 Aduba, J. N, Inquiries on Human Rights Practice in Nigeria Past, Present and Future being an Inaugural Lecture delivered the University of Jos Inaugural lecture series, 54 on 29th June, 2012. P. 8 4Ibid 5 Ibid

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